ON-LOAN midfielder Steven Pienaar wants to make his move to Everton permanent.

The South African international, who is currently on a season-long loan from German club Borussia Dortmund, has become a regular in Everton’s starting line-up in recent weeks.

As well as establishing himself in David Moyes’s side, the 25-year-old reveals that his ambitions to extend his stay at Goodison are also down to the way he has been treated off the pitch.

Pienaar said: “I want to play (permanently) for this club.

“The supporters are unbelievable. They are always behind the team.

“My colleagues are so friendly and so warm – I think everyone would want to play for a club like this.”

Despite Pienaar playing in all 10 matches of Everton’s current unbeaten run since their controversial derby defeat, manager Moyes is currently insisting that he wants to assess the midfielder’s impact over an entire season and will not review the situation until the summer.

Pienaar joined Dortmund on a free transfer from Dutch club Ajax in 2006, but it is believed that any permanent switch to Goodison would cost Everton £2m.

Reports in Germany at the time of the former Ajax star’s arrival declared that Everton have already paid 500,000 euros (approximately £300,000) in order to take him for this season.